Construction of hollow walls for buildings



H. V. KENT.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOLLOW WALLS FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED ,IULY 8,19I9.

Patented Aug. 29, 192i UNITED STATES HERBERT V. KENT, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOLLOW WALLS FOR BUILDINGS.

specmcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

Application led July 8, 1919. Serial No. 309,415.

(GRANTED 'UNDER THE PROVISIONS 0F THE ACT 0F MARCH 3, 1921, 41 STAT. L., 1313.)

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERBERT VAUGHnN KENT, a subject of the King of Great Brltain and Ireland, residing in 76 Eaton Terrace, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Hollow Walls for B uildings, of which the following is a speclioation. c

This invent-ion relates to walls for buildings, and it has for its object certain'improvements designed primarily to permlt o f the rapid construction thereof with a minlmum of skilled labour.

Walls constructed in accordance with the present invention moreover present the advantage that a substantiallyv continuous hollow lspace is formed inside the walls of the building which space can be advantageously employed to contain pipes for heating, wires for` electric lighting gas. or other pipes which. whilst being out of sight, are readily accessible.

A building embodying the present improvement moreover presents the advantages that it may be readily taken down and reerected if desired.

In carrying the invention into effect, a number of concrete or other uprightsare erected upon suitable foundations, such uprights being preferably provided with rods or other relnforcements. The uprights can be either cast or moulded separately, or they can be cast or moulded in the known manner in situ. The uprights are provided upon the front with longitudinally disposed p rojectionsaganst which, as will be hereafter more fully described. slabs or panels of concrete are pressed, andl these uprights also support other panels or slabs forming the interior surface, which slabs or panels are preferably formed of a non-conducting form of concrete or composition, either breeze, sawdust, or other material that will not sweat. The inner slabs are spaced a suit-able distance from the outer by means of.y distance pieces, both the innery and outer slabs or.

panels being secured by clamping means applied from the inside of the building and gage `tion of the Vslab above. The clamp is per-- carried by the uprights before referredto.

' slabs.

By this means not only may the slabs be readily and quickly placed in position but they can readily be removed when desired, the operations, except theplacing of the uprights in position being readily performed by unskilled labour.

In order that the invention may be the better 'understood drawings are appended in which:-

Fig. 1 is an insideelevation of a Wall constructed in accordance with the invention showing various stages of construction.'

F 1g. 2 is a longitudinal horizontal section on the line 2 2, Fig.' l.

F ig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3,

Fig. l.

ig. 4 is a View showing on an enlarged scale the means employed fon clamping the outer slabs or panels in position upon the uprights.

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan showing a modifcation.

Referring to the accompanying drawings or. indicates uprights formed of concrete. The uprights a are provided with longitudinal projections al forming as it were a capping against which the outer edges of the outer slabs or panels b are pressed. a: indicates projections formed upon or attached to the inner faces of the uprights a andwhioh projections form distance pieces whereby the inner slabs are spaced at the desired disl tance from the outer slabs. Cast in the uprights a and projecting inwardly through the distance pieces are bolts c1 disposed at distances apart equal to the height of the d indicates clamps in the form of substantially U shaped metal bodies having projecting longitudinal members or feet d1 at thje ends. The clamps straddle the distance pieces and are of lgreater width than said distance pieces as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, the feet d1 of said clamps bearing againstthe inner faces of the outer slabs b, the inner 'slabs being cut awayas shown at `y. It is possible when so desired to readily l yfor the passage of boltjjcV12 and as tal, meeting surfaces. Vsc acureclin yposition by means of a capping which Vcapping may bev n lformed of woot?, metal, or any other `suitable i, material, and is perforated at suitable inter-V .25' {soen as yone'slab hasbeen?placedv in'- ositiong e for holding the'inner slabs against .tbe'spacj Y ingy means.

nanother oneac'h sidev one of said c ampsis l islipped -fonto the bolt, a'nut d? upon'thebolt causes it-to press the' outer slabs against the` l c l projections al securingsaid slabs in position, V the Aoperations `bein continued until the de- Y, Vv'sire'd heightof wa lis reached@ y,The inner f j, slabs' or panels indicated by e bear against the' ydistance piecesfw, being cut awayg to clear theclamps as shownvat 1/The inner` slabs arepreferably provided with yplane horizon# indicated .by

^ vva'lsto permit the passage ofthe .endsof the` 'aforesaid bolts 0,1, nuts' f1 being appliedtok l `thebolts-to cause the capping to press upon the #slabs which are thusfclamped between v thexfinnerr surfaceof said capping 4 and the 'distance pieces as shown.

- lshaped block of cement or t wjoodl may bel employed for this Ypu ose.1

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Obviously lthe form ofthe clamp maybe varied as desired, and instead of being formed of metal itvmay `comprise a suitably e like, or even The distance pieces maybe separate om the uprights as shown at the corner'in Fig.

2. In the drawings in Fig. 1 on the right f i Vhand Aside of said figure, the capping and clamps and the innerpanels are omitted. In the centerthe capping is omitted andthe', clamps shown in position `readyfor the ap-v plicationl of the saidjicapping.` Inrtlie left',V

hand'sideof said Figure l the inner slabs or panels are shownin position with the capping member also in position; the extreme left end of the lfigure being a sectional Viewof the complete Wall construction.

As. applied to a corner the arrangement could be substantially that illustrated to the left ,of Figs. 1 and 2 the distance pieces in this case being of angular form and comprising'solid blocks of material, no separate lclamps being needed here. v The capping g would also be of angular cross sectional outfline as shown.

Instead of having distancel pieces lthe clam s -themselves could act as such in whic the arrangement couldy be as illustrated in Fig.f'5 from which it will be seen` vthat the inner panels are pressed againstr` the transverse ymember of the said clamp.

Claims: f .A 1. A wall :for buildin forming-the outside of t ewa ,other slabs forming the inside of'` the wall, uprights for supporting `the slabs, projections u on said vupr1ghts engaging the ends offt e` outer slabs, bolts projecting from said uprights,`-

clamps-"secured by nuts upon'fthe bolts for securing the outer slabs tothe uprights, spacingl means Vfor maintaining the inner The inner slabs :are-p com rising slabs j i '1,427,1534.`v i

V,slabs [spaced 'relationship to the outer slabs, and means upon the aforesaid bolts 2.1A allfforv buildings comprising slabs forming the outside of said wall, other slabs *the outer. slabs'to the uprights, projections vupon the uprights for maintaining the inner slabs in spaced relationship to the outer slabs, and means whereby the inner slabs are clamped against said projections.

3. A wall for buildings com rising slabs `forming the outside of said wal other slabs forming" the inside of said wall, uprights for lsu'pportingthe slabs, distance pieces for retaining the ends of the outer slabs, bolts projecting'from said uprights, clamps secured .by nuts upon the bolts for securing the outer' slabs tothe uprights, distance lpieces for retaining the inner slabs in spaced relationship to the outer slabs, and means whereby the inner slabs are clamped against said -distance pieces.

y 4." A wall for buildings comprising slabs forming-the outside of the wall, other slabs forming. the inside of the wall,l uprights for supporting theslabs, projections upon said upr1ghts engagingthe ends of thev outer slabs, bolts projecting from said uprights,

clamps secured by nuts upon the bolts for securing the outer slabs to thel uprights,

spacing means for vmaintaining the inner slabsfin spaced relationship to the outer slabs, and means upon the aforesaid bolts for` holding the inner slabs against said spacing means, lsaid meanscomprising strips through which said boltsv pass'and which strips are heldin position by said nuts.

5. A wall for buildings comprising slabs lforming the outside of said wall, other slabs forming the inside of said wall, uprights for supporting the slabs`rprojections on said uprights engaging the ends of the outer slabs, bolts projecting from said uprights, clamps secured by nuts upon the bolts for securing the outer .slabs to the uprights,

projections upon the uprights Jfor maintaining the inner slabs in spaced relationship to the outer slabs, and means whereby the inner slabs are clamped against said projections, said means comprisin strips through which said bolts pass and w ich strips are held in position by nuts. e

6. A wall for buildings comprising slabs forming the outside of said wall, other slabs formingthe inside of said wall, uprights for -supporting the slabs, distance pieces for retaining theA ends oi the outer slabs, bolts projecting from said uprights, clamps se `cured 'by nuts upon the bolts for securing the outer slabs to the uprights, distance In testimony thereof I affix my signature pieces for retaining the inner slabs in spaced in the presence of the two undersigned witrelationship to the outer slabs, and means nesses.

whereby the inner slabs are clamped against H. V. KENT. said distance pieces, said means comprisin Witnesses: strips through which said bolts pass an T. J. W. PRENDERGAST,

which strips are held in position by nuts. GUILFoRD W. DUDLEY. 

